Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC running out of time and games as rival CF Montreal comes to town
TORONTO - Time and the MLS schedule are not on Toronto FC's side as Bob Bradley's retooled team looks to make a late-season charge. And CF Montreal would no doubt like nothing more than to derail TFC'...
Sep 02, 2022
Oilers sign defenceman Ryan Murray to one-year, $750,000 contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Murray to a one-year contract worth US$750,000. Murray appeared in 37 games for the Colorado Avalanche last season and recorded four assists....
Sep 02, 2022
Canada's Marino out of U.S. Open after third-round loss to Zhang
NEW YORK - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino has been eliminated from the U.S. Open after a 6-2, 6-4 loss to China's Zhang Shuai in third-round action on Friday. Marino was up 2-1 in the first set before Zha...
Sep 02, 2022
Whitecaps looking to answer questions in road game against San Jose
VANCOUVER - After looking like they had run out of answers, the Vancouver Whitecaps now face some big questions. The Whitecaps hopes of making the Major League Soccer playoffs took a blow with an emba...
Sep 02, 2022
Jets sign veteran forward Sam Gagner to one-year, $750,000 contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, US$750,000 contract. Gagner, 33, had 13 goals and 18 assists in 81 games with Detroit last season. The London, Ont., ...
Sep 02, 2022
Former Vancouver Whitecaps coach Birarda to apologize for sex offences: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A former coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national youth soccer teams is expected to make a public apology today in court for sex crimes. Bob Birarda, 55, pleaded guilty in Fe...
Sep 02, 2022
Calgary's Piper Logan gets chance to shine on Rugby World Cup Sevens stage
Piper Logan, who turned heads at the Commonwealth Games in July in her rugby sevens international debut, will get another chance to shine on the world stage next week. The 21-year-old from Calgary, na...
Sep 02, 2022
Women's pro hockey in North America key to strengthening international game: IIHF
HERNING, Denmark - A unified North American women's pro hockey league could bolster the international game in the same way the NHL does on the men's side, says the International Ice Hockey Federation'...
Sep 02, 2022
'I feel the history': 50 years on, the Summit Series looms large for Canadian coach
It's been nearly 50 years since millions of Canadians sat holding their breath, glued to the grainy black-and-white television images being beamed into living rooms, offices and schools from a rink in...
Sep 02, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II to skip Highland Games event in Scotland
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, as she struggles with issues getting around. The 96-year-old monarch previously decided to formally ap...
Sep 02, 2022